True Blood - 1x11 - Frenzy
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fembuckIt's been a while since I made a True Blood post, but with the return of Pam and ERW making her entrance I couldn't resist!
1. Moar Sophie-Ann. I'm glad she's going to be around next season, because I'm hooked now.
I felt that Evan Rachel Wood (ERW) was a little bit off in the teaser part of the show (maybe the fangs made it hard for her to speak properly), but very soon the performance became really captivating (in fact, she's won me over so much that I actually will refer to her as Evan Rachel Wood, instead of Rachel Evan Wood, which is what I called her during the Marilyn Manson phase because it bugs her and her dating himfucking creeped me out bugged me.).
I want to watch the episode again, because I think that she put it a really nuanced performance, and from what I've read on other boards people seem to really be hating on her, but after the teaser where she did seem a little off I thought it was a damn good performance and that the affectated nature of it was intentional. Almost like Sophie-Ann is putting on a show for people and so ERW's performance as Sophie is broader than she would usually play it.
I appreciated that she had some energy as well, the monotone boredness and/or brooding stoicality of the vampires on the show is a bit much to take sometimes. I liked that Sophie was energetic and well lit. Also, her style is amazing. I loved that sitting room, and her outfit and her hair and her general are of affectation so much. Glamorous sexy bitch. Since the creaters are probably going to continue to do nothing with Pam, I hope that Sophie-Ann gets a good amount of screen time next season. "I haven't been attracted to a man since the Eisenhower administration", lol! Also, loved how Sophie-Ann is a total slash writer, telling Bill that he and Eric should just do it already and then philosophizing on the joys watching menfolk touch each other.
Also, Sophie-Ann feeding from both of Hadley's femoral arteries was hot. And I won't feel bad about saying that, because when Sophie-Ann dipped her head down, Hadley sounded like she was hella enjoying whatever was going on off-screen.
2. Speaking of Pam ... hello darling! Oh my god, that outfit was so amazing. Only Pam could pull off something like that. Kristen Bauer is so good, they really need to utilize her more. That eye-roll she gave when Eric asked if Sam could give him Sookie was amazing. And then her bitching about the kids for the rest of the visit, insulting them in Swedish made my day.
I also really liked Eric in that scene. "Teacup humans", lol. Eric is always at his best when he and Pam on or screen together being snarky and fabulous. Honestly, I find him really amusing when he's not acting above everything (and when's he's not around Sookie). Both Bill and Eric are greatly improved by not being around Sookie, and Sookie by not being around them.
I still don't get all of the Eric swooning though. I mean, even though it was funny he was discussing children as a delicacy. That's just not okay. I can be amused by him, but I don't think I'll ever really be able to see him as a love interest for a human when he would consider any of her offspring to be a tasty snack.
Also, speaking of Eric, not only was his windswept look when he arrived at Sophie-Ann's hilarious, but I liked that he called Bill out on giving Sookie his blood the second night he met her. You have no right to be all up on that high-horse Bill.
3. Tara, thee is dumb girl! I'm sorry, it's true that Sookie has done stupid shit for Bill, but just because someone else acts like a moron it doesn't mean that you should act like a moron too. And Tara's complete lack of a plan running back for Eggs, is far stupider than anything Sookie has done, and Sookie has done some pretty fucking stupid shit. So, bascially, Tara continues to break my heart.
4. I liked that we got confirmation that Lafayette was having sex dreams about Eric too! Seriously, this episode was full of ho!yay and les!yay.
5. Gran's house it a goddamn nightmare these days. I felt like I was watching "Blindness" as Sookie entered the complete wasteland that had once been her grandmother's house. I felt for her when she was talking about the defilement of the place because I've been thinking the same thing the whole time, and it really became clear this episode how much Maryann and her followers had wrecked the place.
Speaking of Sookie, I actually really liked Sookie this episode. In fact, I generally enjoy Sookie when she's not interacting with Bill. The Sookie/Lafayette tag team was funny (fur-lined handcuffs), touching (Sookie's concern for how traumatized he was, and their talk about Eric being in their heads), and you know ... creepy as hell at the end there.
6. Poor Jessica. There wasn't too much of her this episode, but what there was was heart-breaking. Normally, I would love a man being that dedicated to his mother, but Hoyt's mother is such a nasty piece of work. The only thing she has going for her that makes her better than Lettie Mae is that she isn't an alcoholic. She's just a really hateful woman, and it's not Maryann's influence. She was a nasty piece of work before she got under Maryann's influence. Jessica does need to work on her control, but having her and Hoyt separate because his mother is a spiteful hatemonger is too heart-breaking. Jessica and Hoyt have got no one else they can really count on, so at least them be able to comfort each other!
7. Jason Stackhouse is an amusing moron. I usually never agree with Sam, but he was right this episode. As much fun as it was to hear Jason speculating about whether Sam ever turns into a dog and then does it with a lady dog, or whether he could turn himself into a chicken and lay his own eggs was funny, but Jason is a shit planner. Honestly, if he and Andy are Bon Temps last chance at survival then I'll just wave goodbye to Bon Temps now. I really, really hope that he's heading for a life lesson here. Going half-cocked into situations is not behavior that should be encouraged.
8. I don't even want to know what that guy in the sink was playing with. *full body shudder* Sookie having to snuggle with Dr. Phlox was also way creepy, though it was made way better by the scene ending with Sookie hitting him over the head with a frying pan.
I'm sure there's more that I could say, but I can't think of it at the moment if there is.
*is sad we have to wait two weeks for the season finale*
1. Moar Sophie-Ann. I'm glad she's going to be around next season, because I'm hooked now.
I felt that Evan Rachel Wood (ERW) was a little bit off in the teaser part of the show (maybe the fangs made it hard for her to speak properly), but very soon the performance became really captivating (in fact, she's won me over so much that I actually will refer to her as Evan Rachel Wood, instead of Rachel Evan Wood, which is what I called her during the Marilyn Manson phase because it bugs her and her dating him
I want to watch the episode again, because I think that she put it a really nuanced performance, and from what I've read on other boards people seem to really be hating on her, but after the teaser where she did seem a little off I thought it was a damn good performance and that the affectated nature of it was intentional. Almost like Sophie-Ann is putting on a show for people and so ERW's performance as Sophie is broader than she would usually play it.
I appreciated that she had some energy as well, the monotone boredness and/or brooding stoicality of the vampires on the show is a bit much to take sometimes. I liked that Sophie was energetic and well lit. Also, her style is amazing. I loved that sitting room, and her outfit and her hair and her general are of affectation so much. Glamorous sexy bitch. Since the creaters are probably going to continue to do nothing with Pam, I hope that Sophie-Ann gets a good amount of screen time next season. "I haven't been attracted to a man since the Eisenhower administration", lol! Also, loved how Sophie-Ann is a total slash writer, telling Bill that he and Eric should just do it already and then philosophizing on the joys watching menfolk touch each other.
Also, Sophie-Ann feeding from both of Hadley's femoral arteries was hot. And I won't feel bad about saying that, because when Sophie-Ann dipped her head down, Hadley sounded like she was hella enjoying whatever was going on off-screen.
2. Speaking of Pam ... hello darling! Oh my god, that outfit was so amazing. Only Pam could pull off something like that. Kristen Bauer is so good, they really need to utilize her more. That eye-roll she gave when Eric asked if Sam could give him Sookie was amazing. And then her bitching about the kids for the rest of the visit, insulting them in Swedish made my day.
I also really liked Eric in that scene. "Teacup humans", lol. Eric is always at his best when he and Pam on or screen together being snarky and fabulous. Honestly, I find him really amusing when he's not acting above everything (and when's he's not around Sookie). Both Bill and Eric are greatly improved by not being around Sookie, and Sookie by not being around them.
I still don't get all of the Eric swooning though. I mean, even though it was funny he was discussing children as a delicacy. That's just not okay. I can be amused by him, but I don't think I'll ever really be able to see him as a love interest for a human when he would consider any of her offspring to be a tasty snack.
Also, speaking of Eric, not only was his windswept look when he arrived at Sophie-Ann's hilarious, but I liked that he called Bill out on giving Sookie his blood the second night he met her. You have no right to be all up on that high-horse Bill.
3. Tara, thee is dumb girl! I'm sorry, it's true that Sookie has done stupid shit for Bill, but just because someone else acts like a moron it doesn't mean that you should act like a moron too. And Tara's complete lack of a plan running back for Eggs, is far stupider than anything Sookie has done, and Sookie has done some pretty fucking stupid shit. So, bascially, Tara continues to break my heart.
4. I liked that we got confirmation that Lafayette was having sex dreams about Eric too! Seriously, this episode was full of ho!yay and les!yay.
5. Gran's house it a goddamn nightmare these days. I felt like I was watching "Blindness" as Sookie entered the complete wasteland that had once been her grandmother's house. I felt for her when she was talking about the defilement of the place because I've been thinking the same thing the whole time, and it really became clear this episode how much Maryann and her followers had wrecked the place.
Speaking of Sookie, I actually really liked Sookie this episode. In fact, I generally enjoy Sookie when she's not interacting with Bill. The Sookie/Lafayette tag team was funny (fur-lined handcuffs), touching (Sookie's concern for how traumatized he was, and their talk about Eric being in their heads), and you know ... creepy as hell at the end there.
6. Poor Jessica. There wasn't too much of her this episode, but what there was was heart-breaking. Normally, I would love a man being that dedicated to his mother, but Hoyt's mother is such a nasty piece of work. The only thing she has going for her that makes her better than Lettie Mae is that she isn't an alcoholic. She's just a really hateful woman, and it's not Maryann's influence. She was a nasty piece of work before she got under Maryann's influence. Jessica does need to work on her control, but having her and Hoyt separate because his mother is a spiteful hatemonger is too heart-breaking. Jessica and Hoyt have got no one else they can really count on, so at least them be able to comfort each other!
7. Jason Stackhouse is an amusing moron. I usually never agree with Sam, but he was right this episode. As much fun as it was to hear Jason speculating about whether Sam ever turns into a dog and then does it with a lady dog, or whether he could turn himself into a chicken and lay his own eggs was funny, but Jason is a shit planner. Honestly, if he and Andy are Bon Temps last chance at survival then I'll just wave goodbye to Bon Temps now. I really, really hope that he's heading for a life lesson here. Going half-cocked into situations is not behavior that should be encouraged.
8. I don't even want to know what that guy in the sink was playing with. *full body shudder* Sookie having to snuggle with Dr. Phlox was also way creepy, though it was made way better by the scene ending with Sookie hitting him over the head with a frying pan.
I'm sure there's more that I could say, but I can't think of it at the moment if there is.
*is sad we have to wait two weeks for the season finale*
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Date: 2009-09-01 02:16 am (UTC)Honestly, I think he didn't want Hadley contacting Sookie, because he didn't want Sookie to know that he had been in contact with Queen. Sophie-Ann knew a lot about what was going on in Bon Temps, and Bill is the most likely source of that info. If Hadley were to let it slip to Sookie when they talked that she had heard Sophie-Ann talking about Bill/to Bill or something, then it could make things really uncomfortable for Bill.
So yeah, a really douche-y move. Bill's kind of douche-y most of the time though, so I'm not too surprised. I really wasn't impressed with the fact that he couldn't feel Jessica's distress (or that he wasn't all that concerned with it if he did). He really is an awful maker. She doesn't need to know about recycling Bill, she was born in the 90s! She knows how to recycle. What she needs to know is how to control her instincts so that she doesn't attack really, really, really annoying mothers!